Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 41 Cuban & Spanish Buttons Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns while still allowing air circulation

while still allowing air circulation underneath

Has the traditional white dial for low light reading with the orange direction arrow intact

A very rare and interesting weapon that may very well have seen service in the SULTAN's household

A very nice example of an named WWII U

There is wear and past corrosion overall

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Hate Belt Made with 41 Cuban & Spanish Buttons Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns while still allowing air circulationOriginal Item. One of a Kind. What we know as Hate Belts became popularized at the end of World War I, with primarily American soldiers collecting German buttons & badges and mounting them onto captured German belts. The idea, however, was not new, and this example of a Spanish belt adorned with 41 Spanish & Cuban uniform buttons proves the ideas use at least 2 decades prior. This belt, in very cracked and tattered condition, has 36 buttons and 5 star